California CARE Court Eligibility (WIC 5972, SB 27)
Checks the six WIC 5972 criteria for California CARE Court and names any that fail.
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Example
- Age
- 42
- Diagnosis
- Bipolar I disorder with psychotic features
- (b) Serious mental disorder
- Met
- (c) Not stabilized in ongoing voluntary treatment
- Met
- (d)(1) Unlikely to survive safely unsupervised, and deteriorating
- Not met
- (d)(2) Needs support to prevent relapse or deterioration
- Met
- (e) CARE is the least restrictive alternative
- Met
- (f) Likely to benefit from CARE
- Met
Result: Bipolar I with psychotic features, needing support to prevent relapse: qualifies under WIC 5972.
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What you enter
- Age (years)
- Diagnosis
- (b) Serious mental disorder (5600.3)
- (c) Not stabilized in ongoing voluntary treatment
- (d)(1) Unlikely to survive safely unsupervised, and deteriorating
- (d)(2) Needs support to prevent relapse or deterioration
- (e) CARE is the least restrictive alternative
- (f) Likely to benefit from CARE
How this is calculated
Cal. Welfare & Institutions Code (WIC) 5972, as amended by SB 27 (Stats. 2025, ch. 528), effective January 1, 2026; WIC 5970.5. Read the source ↗
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